WASHINGTON, July 3 -- ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features findings in chemistry and interfacing areas of science from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 9, Issue 26). Here are excerpts: * * * Mini-Reviews: * Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding Based CEST MRI Contrast Agents As an Emerging Design Strategy: A Mini-Review Reviews: * Recent Advancements in the Field of Chitosan/Cellulose-Based N  more

MOUNT RAINIER, Maryland, July 2 -- The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environment issued the following news release: On June 10, 2024, the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments partnered with the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment to hold "Amplifying Momentum Among the Health Sector for Environmental Justice & Climate Action" at the Inn at Villanova. With an attendance of over 60 health professionals and students, the conference aimed to educate the audience on   more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, July 3 -- Applied Physics Letters, a journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its July 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 125, Issue 1): PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS: * Interband cascade light-emitting diodes grown on silicon substrates using GaSb buffer layer * Transient amplification due to non-Hermitian interference of dissipative supermodes * Extending femtosecond laser superfilamentation in air with a multifocal   more

ORLANDO, Florida, July 3 -- The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation issued the following news release: The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) announced Dr. Adam Weber will be the recipient of the esteemed 2024 Neil Armstrong(TM) Award of Excellence. The award recognizes an Astronaut Scholar alum who best exemplifies the personal character and professional achievements of the first human to walk on the Moon, Neil Armstrong. ASF will present Dr. Weber with the award during its Innovators Gala on  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, July 3 -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release: McDonald Observatory is honored to announce a generous gift of $4 million from the Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation. Funds will support updates to McDonald Observatory's Frank N. Bash Visitors Center and improve and expand the Observatory's visitor experience. "We are grateful for their investment in this Texas gem," said Taft Armandroff, director of McDonald Observatory. "Reno  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, July 3 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: McDonald Observatory is honored to announce a generous gift of $4 million from the Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation. Funds will support updates to McDonald Observatory's Frank N. Bash Visitors Center and improve and expand the observatory's visitor experience. "We are grateful for their investment in this Texas gem," said Taft Armandroff, director of McDonald Observatory. "Renovations in the visitors center tra  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Las Vegas, Nev. - As part of her Innovation State Initiative, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced today that the University of Nevada, Reno's nationally recognized Tech Hub will receive nearly $21 million from the Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support projects that will bolster the production and processing of batteries and critical minerals lik  more

PASADENA, California, July 2 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: A team of astrophysicists led by Caltech has managed for the first time to simulate the journey of primordial gas dating from the early universe to the stage at which it becomes swept up in a disk of material fueling a single supermassive black hole. The new computer simulation upends ideas about such disks that astronomers have held since the 1970s and paves the way for new discoveries about how b  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 2 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan recently analyzed the data center services industry and, based on its findings, recognized DCI Indonesia with the 2024 Company of the Year Award for a fifth consecutive time. The company is the leading data center services provider in Indonesia, offering best-in-cla  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL)--a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee--and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)--a member of the House Agriculture Committee--released the following statement regarding Pam Monetti's appointment as the new Illinois Director for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development: "At our  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following statement regarding Pam Monetti's appointment as the new Illinois Director for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development: "At our rec  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 3 -- Goodwill Industries International, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, issued the following news release: * * * $750,000 grant from GM to fund new electric vehicle charging training, other skilled trades programs across U.S. * * * Goodwill, a leader in workforce development, and General Motors (GM) are expanding their work together to enhance clean energy and skilled trades training programs across the U.S. As part of this effort, GM will provide grant funding for 10 local  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the legislature announced a Fiscal Year 2025 budget deal that included over half a billion dollars to help implement the MI Healthy Climate Plan (https://www.michigan.gov/egle/-/media/Project/Websites/egle/Documents/Offices/OCE/MI-Healthy-Climate-Plan.pdf?rev=d13f4adc2b1d45909bd708cafccbfffa&hash=99437BF2709B9B3471D16FC1EC692588). The MI H  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is now home to a neutron monitor, a sophisticated device that provides a crucial service by enabling correct real-time soil moisture and hydrology readings in Nebraska and nationwide. The monitor is only the third such device in the United States, and the only one located outside the East Coast. The soil moisture corrections the device enables ar  more

LONDON, England, July 3 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry A, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to energy storage and conversion, sustainability or living, published research articles on the following topics in its July 14, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 26). Here are excerpts: * * * * Polymetallic amorphous materials: research progress in synthetic strategies and electrocatalytic applications * Recent progress a  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved a $17,329,000 rate increase for Indiana Michigan Power Co. The approval, which represents a reduction of approximately 50% from what the electric utility requested, provides funds for reliability investments, new generation projects previously approved in the company's integrated resource plan, and initial funding related to  more

MONTEREY, California, July 3 -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news: By Dan Linehan A recent photo taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has revealed a very unusual subject - Earth! Typically, as its name suggests, the LRO is pointed at the surface of the moon. But while U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Musmanno was a student in Space Systems Engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), he had the idea to point the LRO at Earth while testing out a new kind of s  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following news: By Sarah Montalbano, Policy Fellow Last week, Pew Research Center released new polling that shows that "relatively few Americans" believe the U.S. should phase out fossil fuels entirely. Instead, about 7 out of 10 favor a mix of ener  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 3 (TNSres) -- Santa Fe Institute issued the following news release: Getting individuals to act in the best interest of society can be a tricky balancing act, one that often walks a fine line between trying to convince people to act of their own volition, versus passing laws and regulations that make these actions compulsory. In a new paper, published in the journal PNAS Nexus, SFI External Professor Stefani Crabtree (Utah State University) and Science Board Fellow S  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The sun barely peeks over the horizon as a suitcase-like transport box exits Steward Observatory, home to the University of Arizona Department of Astronomy. Inside, held snugly in place by foam, is precious cargo: CatSat, the university's first satellite built entirely by students. After loading it into the back of the car, Shae Henley and Walter Rahmer, both engineering students at UArizona, stre  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Welch secured federal funding for the project in 2024 SHELBURNE, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined the Champlain Housing Trust (CHT), local leaders and organizations in celebrating the groundbreaking of the Bay Ridge neighborhood project, which will provide 94 new permanently affordable homes including 68 affordable apartments for rent developed by the CHT. Sen. Welch nominated and secured   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, July 2 -- The North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network issued the following news release: * * * Everything Duke Energy leaders propose is very high risk, extremely costly and would guarantee failure for climate efforts * * * United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said recently that world leaders must quickly find "an exit ramp off the highway to climate hell" and slammed fossil fuel "godfather" corporations such as Duke Energy for driving climat  more